 | Books - 1709 - 578 pages
...in a posture of stopping themselves ; they also put their hind feet together, but a little forwards as if going to lie down. In this attitude, having,...road, they slide down with the swiftness of a meteor. All the rider has to do is to keep himself fast in the saddle, without checking his beast ; for the... | |
 | William Bingley - Animal behavior - 1803 - 606 pages
...hinder feet together, but a little forward, as if they were about to lie down. In this attitude, having taken a survey of the road, they slide down with the swiftness of a meteor. In the mean time all that the rider has to do is to keep himself fast on the saddle, without checking... | |
 | Thomas Smith - Civilization - 1804 - 356 pages
...together, put thuir hinder feet a little forwards, as if goist: to lie down. Having in this attitude taken a survey of the road, they slide down with the swiftness of a meteor. All the rider has to do is to kwp himself fast in the saddle ; for the least motion is sullicient to... | |
 | Antonio de Ulloa - Blacks - 1806 - 530 pages
...a posture of stopping themselves, they also put their hinder feet together, but a little forwards, as if going to lie down. In this attitude, having...road, they slide down with the swiftness of a meteor. All the rider has to do is to keep himself fast in the saddle without checking his beast; for the least... | |
 | Ralph Beilby - Animals - 1807 - 564 pages
...but a little forward, as if they were going to lie down. In this attitude, having taken as it were a survey of the road, they slide down with the swiftness of a meteor. In the mean time, all the rider has to do is to keep himself fast on the saddle, without checking the... | |
 | Natural history - 1810 - 328 pages
...but a little forward, as if they were going to lie .down. In this attitnde, having taken as it were a survey of the road, they slide down with the swiftness of a meteor. In the mean lime, all the rider has to do is to keep himself fast on the saddle without checking the... | |
 | Edward Polehampton - 1815 - 540 pages
...together, draw the Irinder feet a little forward, as if going to lie down. Having in this attitnde taken a survey of the road, they slide down with the swiftness of a meteor. The rider has nothing to do but to keep himself fast in the saddle, for the least motion is sufficient to disorder... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - Physical geography - 1816 - 498 pages
...Zetra. » a little forward, as if they were going to lie down. In this attitude, having taken as it were a survey of the road, they slide down with the swiftness of a meteor. In the mean time, all the rider has to do is to keep himself fast on the saddle without checking the... | |
 | R. P. Forster - Africa - 1818 - 514 pages
...little forwards, as if going to lie down. • In this attitude, having, as it were, taken a Purvey of the road, they slide down with the swiftness of a meteor. All the rider has to do, is to keep himself fast in the saddle, without checking his beast; for the... | |
 | Tales - Conduct of life - 1820 - 560 pages
...themselves, and their hinder feet together, but a little forward, as if about to He down, and having taken a survey of the road, they slide down with the swiftness of a meteor. In the meantime, the rider is careful only to keep himself fast in the saddle, as the least motion... | |
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... meteor. All the rider has to do is to keep himself fast in the saddle without checking his beast; for the least motion is sufficient to disorder the equilibrium of the mule, in which case they both unavoidably perish. 
